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He...igh Ho

by Richard Houston, published by Carington Bowles, after Adriaen van Ostade
hand-coloured mezzotint, 1765 or after
6 in. x 4 1/2 in. (152 mm x 115 mm) plate size; 7 1/4 in. x 6 in. (184 mm x 151 mm) paper size
Given by David Padbury, 2016
Reference Collection
NPG D47162

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  • Carington Bowles (1724-1793), Printseller. Artist or producer associated with 100 portraits.
  • Richard Houston (1721 or 1722-1775), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 193 portraits.
  • Adriaen van Ostade (1610-1685), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.

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Current affairs

George Grenville is dismissed as Prime Minister. He is succeeded by Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham.
Isle of Man is brought under British control.
Stamp Act requires that printed materials in the colonies, such as legal documents and newspapers, are produced on paper made in London carrying an embossed revenue stamp.



Art and science

Nevil Maskelyne becomes Astronomer Royal.
Writer Samuel Johnson publishes his edition of Shakespeare.
Inventor James Watt makes a breakthrough in the development of the steam engine by constructing a model with a separate condenser.
Judge and politician William Blackstone publishes his influential work Commentaries on the Laws of England.

International

Robert Clive secures the rights for the East India Company to collect taxes in Bengal from Mughal Emperor Shah Alam.
American campaigners against the Stamp Act organise themselves as the Sons of Liberty in Massachusetts and New York.


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